{baby gift card holder}

Hi everyone! With spring here already, it feels like everywhere I look, women are pregnant :)

So if you are in need of a quick gift card holder (think of all those diapers....) for a baby-mama-to-be, here is an idea

Its a card, so you can write on the inside of it and personalize it, but its a gift card holder too!

Thanks for stopping by today! Happy Spring!!!

Tomorrow is the first day of SPRING!!  Yippee.  

Here in Northern Illinois, the weather has been absolutely perfect ... but some years we still have snow on the ground ... it is hard to "think Spring" when everything is covered with snow!!  

So today I really am "thinking Spring" - and I wanted to share some wonderful SPRINGY digital scrapbook kits for you ... 

 Happiness Blooms by Kathy Winters

In a Mood by Connie Prince

Michigan Mornings by Carole Harden

 

Faded Blossom by Lauren Bavin 

Hello Spring by Merideth Cardall 

Bumbly by LouCee 

Taste of Spring by SuzyQ

Simply Fabulous by Simple Girl Scraps

HAPPY SPRING and HAPPY SCRAPPING!!!

Why

Like most busy women, "me" time seems to be a rarity. But, today is my birthday, so I'm showing a page that actually has a picture of ME. This one is for "my" book. I have a scrapbook for each of the kids (I guess I should make that plural, they each have a few), and then I have a file folder where I put pages that I've done that I would like to eventually put in a book for ME. When I'm feeling a little guilty about spending some "me" time, I need to remember scrapping is for me, but it's also for everyone else. This page reminds me of that.

When was the last time you made a page for yourself? Don't wait for your birthday. Today is the day. Go...right now.

Older Posts

I've been going backward on our blog here checking out all the posted projects.  Just when you think you have seen the coolest thing, something else comes along that gets your creative juices bubbling over.  The talent and ideas shared here are incredible. 

On that note, today I'm going to suggest that you check out as many old posts as possible and let your creative mind wander and re-charge.  There is inspiration here for everyone whether you stamp or scrap, whether you are simplistic with your style, technique crazed, or a dimension builder.  Grab a cup of (something), paper and pen (for note taking) and re-charge your creative mind.

Happy Crafting,

Melissa

TGIF Freebie

Welcome to the digi freebie for March. This month it is a little kit with a handful of elements and a couple of papers. In bright green and blue with pops of cream, mustard and tan.


You can download it here for the next week and have fun with it. Sorry link expired.

Oldies but Goodies

It is still weird to me to refer to scrapbooking paper as "old" or "out of style". Isn't that what we say about clothing? And hair styles? I get a little chuckle over the fact we refer to paper crafting supplies with the same thought.  But I can see how we would. Colors that we enjoy change, patterns change, motifs change...

But some are timeless. Like red, green and polka dots. And boy do I hope kraft is a timeless elements too. What would I do without my kraft?

I recently dug into my stash and used some Pink Paislee papers from last year. (Oh my gosh.. sooo last season...) <--- teehee.  I also had some SRM Stickers from last year that I used. I LOVE how well the cupcake goes with the colors of the papers.

I still love how those white stickers POP on the kraft paper. *happy sigh*

The little tag for the sentiment is a stamped image using the banner stamp from the Pink Paislee collection - Hometown Summer. There is a sentiment already part of the stamp so I just inked around the edges and used an SRM sticker for the sentiment.

Showcasing the dimension. And you will notice the pattern on the inside. I used a 5x12 piece of the patterned paper and then stuck some kraft on the inside for a writing area. I love doing this so that there is pattern on the inside of the card too.

So what stash have you dug into? Is it really old or just a year old? And do you get a kick out of the whole "fashion approach" we have in the paper crafting world? "Oh my gosh I can't believe there's an owl on that... that's so 2010..."

I crack myself up.


~ Melissa E.

Just sharing a few vintage layouts!

Hi all, Nicole here! Today I would like to share two layouts with you using the "French Kiss" collection! Sometimes I feel like my layouts look the same so to help my mojo, I will often try to use sketches or photos to help inspire me to create something different!


Notice how I used newspaper printed Layers and the heart punches? I just love how this turned out! And I especially love the cute little banner stickers with the different sayings!!


Supplies used:
Glitz Design: Patterned Paper (French Kiss)
Glitz Design: Epoxy Words (French Kiss)
Glitz Design: Glitzers (French Kiss)
Glitz Design: Layered Stickers (French Kiss)
Glitz Design: Cardstock Stickers (French Kiss)
Glitz Design: Acrylic Stamps (French Kiss)
Glitz Design: Giant Rhinestones (French Kiss)
Glitz Design: Whatnots (French Kiss)
Creative Memories: Corner rounder
Creative Memories: Heart border punch
Creative Memories: Tag punch
Creative Memories: Pen, Adhesives
Cats Press: Sentiment stamp

And here's another layout I created using lots of "French Kiss". I love this collection because you can use it for either feminine or masculine layouts!



Supplies used:
Glitz Design: Patterned Paper (French Kiss)
Glitz Design: Layered Stickers (French Kiss)
Glitz Design: Giant Rhinestones (French Kiss)
Glitz Design: Teeny Alphas (French Kiss)
Glitz Design: Cardstock Stickers (French Kiss)
Creative Memories: Corner rounder
Creative Memories: Heart punch
Creative Memories: Pen, Adhesives
Zva Creative: Bling
Pink Paislee: Acrylic Stamp